White 31 - Page 2

cheesehead · 2014-06-14, 09:33

Oh, just one bit of analysis about whether we can survive 31 ... Bxc3 and 32 ... Bd4+:

[B]31 Rxb8 Bxc3[/B]
[B]32 Bb7[/B]

If [B]32 ... Bxd4+ 33 Kg2 Bxc5[/B]

If [B]34 Nxc8 Kc7[/B]
If [B]35 Ra8 Kxb7 36 Rxa5[/B]
If [B]36 ... Kxc8 37 Rxc5+[/B] OK
If [B]36 ... Nxc8 37 Rxc5[/B] OK, but
If [B]36 ... Bb4 37 Rb5+ Kxc8 38 Rxb4 Nd5[/B] lets Black's N/d2 escape. Hmm... we're down two knights for a rook. Our a-pawn is easily stopped. Can our rook cope? Looks like draw.

If [B]35 Nxe7 Kxb8[/B] and we're going to lose either the B/b7 or the N/e7.

If [B]34 ?????

- - -

[/B]Vote:

Go ahead and post [B]31 Rxb8[/B]

cheesehead · 2014-06-14, 19:29

[QUOTE=cheesehead;375801]Vote:

Go ahead and post [B]31 Rxb8[/B][/QUOTE]Oops. I didn't notice you already had.

2014-06-14, 09:33	#12
cheesehead "Richard B. Woods" Aug 2002 Wisconsin USA 2²·3·641 Posts	Oh, just one bit of analysis about whether we can survive 31 ... Bxc3 and 32 ... Bd4+: [B]31 Rxb8 Bxc3[/B] [B]32 Bb7[/B] If [B]32 ... Bxd4+ 33 Kg2 Bxc5[/B] If [B]34 Nxc8 Kc7[/B] If [B]35 Ra8 Kxb7 36 Rxa5[/B] If [B]36 ... Kxc8 37 Rxc5+[/B] OK If [B]36 ... Nxc8 37 Rxc5[/B] OK, but If [B]36 ... Bb4 37 Rb5+ Kxc8 38 Rxb4 Nd5[/B] lets Black's N/d2 escape. Hmm... we're down two knights for a rook. Our a-pawn is easily stopped. Can our rook cope? Looks like draw. If [B]35 Nxe7 Kxb8[/B] and we're going to lose either the B/b7 or the N/e7. If [B]34 ????? - - - [/B]Vote: Go ahead and post [B]31 Rxb8[/B] Last fiddled with by cheesehead on 2014-06-14 at 09:36

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2014-06-14, 19:29	#13
cheesehead "Richard B. Woods" Aug 2002 Wisconsin USA 2²×3×641 Posts	[QUOTE=cheesehead;375801]Vote: Go ahead and post [B]31 Rxb8[/B][/QUOTE]Oops. I didn't notice you already had.